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bourbon

/ˈbɜː(ɹ).bən/ noun B2
  1. A whiskey distilled in the United States from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A serving of bourbon whiskey. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A Bourbon biscuit. (countable, uncountable)

Plural bourbons

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“Monsieur,” returned Villefort, “I was then a royalist, because I believed the Bourbons not only the heirs to the throne, but the chosen of the nation.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 122 · C1
“It might be so under the Bourbons, but at present——”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 123 · C1
The Bourbons left him quietly enough at the Catalans, but Napoleon returned, a special levy was made, and Fernand was compelled to join.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 307 · C1
“Fernand would have been court-martialed if Napoleon had remained on the throne, but his action was rewarded by the Bourbons.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 308 · C1

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